#biology #chemistry #watson #crick #DNA We were clearing out the loft not long ago when I stumbled across a book that I'd never known existed. Lying under a "NOW JUST £3.99" sticker from The Works was the published accounts of the discovery of DNA by none other than James Watson. It's been over 50 years since Watson and Crick famously made that discovery. A discovery that, today, seems far from the groundbreaking marvel of science that it once was. The simplicity of the struc

#biology #medicine #allergy #histamine #antihistamine #immunesystem Most people know someone who has an allergy; they affect more than 1 in 4 people in the UK. But what even are they? How can something that loads of people love to have all the time (like peanuts) be really harmful for someone else? Are allergies curable? What do you do if someone around you is having an allergic reaction? What Are Allergies? Well, to understand this, you first have to know what the symptoms o

#biology #cell #medicine #regeneration #stemcell #biology #embryology Regeneration, the process of growing back entire organs or body parts, isn't a concept that was made up by Dr Who - our own bodies have the capability of doing it! Our bodies are made up of millions of tiny building blocks called cells - there are hundreds of types of cells and each type of cell has a different function that, together, make a living, breathing person! The apparent super-power of regenerati